Another Future
{{Infobox song
| name = Another Future
| cover =Kismy11-1.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kis-My-Ft2
| album =Kis-My-World / Best of Kis-My-Ft2
| released = {{Start date|2014|08|13}} (Japan)
|B-side = {{unbulleted list|"Perfect World" | "Shine as you feel"}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = J-pop
| length = 3:56
| label = Avex Trax
| composer =
| lyricist =
| producer =
| prev_title = Hikari no Signal
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Thank you!
| next_year = 2014
| misc ={{External music video|{{YouTube|o6BNM_SEooU|"Another Future"}}
{{YouTube|ei7OKBAlT7g|"Perfect World"}}}}}}
"Another Future" is the 11th single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2. It was the theme song of the second season of A Chef of Nobunaga starred Yuta Tamamori which was released on August 13, 2014.{{cite web |title=11th SINGLE 『Another Future』 |url=https://mentrecording.jp/kismyft2/discography/detail.php?id=1007731 |publisher=MENT |access-date=2024-05-14 |language=Japanese |date=2014}}
The song "Perfect World" on the B-side is a commercial song for DHC Corporation "Medicated Acne Control Series" featuring Kis-My-Ft2.
Since this song is the theme song for jidaigeki drama A Chef of Nobunaga, the music video also has a Japanese modern theme, with Japanese umbrellas and Japanese lanterns.{{cite web |title=Kis-My-Ft2、新曲「Another Future」「Perfect World」2曲のMV公開 |url=https://getnews.jp/archives/629585 |website=getnews.jp |access-date=2024-05-19 |language=Japanese |date=2014-07-24}} The music video for "Perfect World" was created with the theme of "a summer where the seven members live in a house together", features all the members in a brightly lit garden, splashing water on each other and having fun.{{cite web |title=キスマイ、最新シングルに見る７人の関係性 ポジションの「格差」が「住み分け」に変化？ |url=https://realsound.jp/2014/08/post-1098.html |website=realsound |access-date=2024-05-19 |language=Japanese |date=2014-08-17}}
Chart performance
It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart{{cite web|url= http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2014-08-25/|title= 2014年08月11日～2014年08月17日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2014年08月25日付）|work= Oricon Style|publisher= Oricon|accessdate= October 13, 2014|language= Japanese}} and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2014&month=08&day=25|title= Billboard Japan Hot 100 2014/08/25|work= Billboard Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= October 13, 2014}} It was the 3rd best-selling single in Japan in August 2014, with 250,473 copies.{{cite web|url= http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2014-08/|title= 2014年08月のCDシングル月間ランキング（2014年08月度）|work= Oricon Style|publisher= Oricon|date= December 15, 2013|accessdate= October 3, 2014|language= Japanese}} It was the 23rd best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 263,615 copies.{{cite web|url= http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/12/2014-oricon-yearly-single-ranking-top50|title= 2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50|work= toykohive|publisher= 6Theory Media, LLC.|date= December 20, 2014|accessdate= January 9, 2015}}
Track listing
=CD=
1."Another Future" [3:56]
:Theme song for television series of A Chef of Nobunaga starring Yuta Tamamori
2."Perfect World" [4:19]
:DHC Corporation “Medicated Acne Control Series” Commercial song featuring Kis-My-Ft2
3."Shine as you feel" [4:46]
:Included only on the 3rd Anniversary disc.
=DVD=
- First Edition A
- "Another Future"（Music Video)
- "Another Future"（Music Video Making Movie)
- First Edition B
- "Perfect World"（Music Video)
- "Perfect World"（Music Video Making Movie)
References
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External links
- [https://starto.jp/s/p/discography/AVCD-83108?ima=5506&page=2&artist=&lang=en "Another Future"] - Starto Entertainment
- [https://starto.jp/s/p/artist/17?lang=en&ima=3310 Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website] - Starto Entertainment
- [https://mentrecording.jp/kismyft2/ Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website] - MENT Recording (in Japanese)
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Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Category:Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Song articles with missing songwriters
Category:Japanese television drama theme songs
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